Tony d'Alelio | How Choreography Serves a Musical

About this episode

Tony d'Alelio discusses the role of choreography in musicals, exploring dance history and influential choreographers.

Tony d”Alelio | How choreography Serves a Musical In Broadway Lecture’s third episode, Tony d’Alelio joins us to explore How Choreography Serves a Musical. Tony delves into dance history, choreographic styles, and the influential Broadway choreographers whose work continues to shape the movement vocabulary seen onstage today. Find Broadway Lectures on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, RSS, and Instagram @broadwaylectures Founded/Hosted by Haley Herman Produced by Olivia Rubrum Film/Audio by Zubin Stillings Edited by Grace Musseman AD by Tallulah Schorvitz

People in this episode

Hosts: Haley Herman, Olivia Rubrum

Guest: Tony d'Alelio

Topics covered

• choreography
• musical theatre
• dance history
• Broadway

Keywords

• choreographic styles
• movement vocabulary
• Broadway choreographers

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: How Choreography Serves a Musical, Broadway Lectures

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